Demetrio Giacomelli

Known for

Directing

Born

January 1, 1986

Birthplace

Genova, Italy

He first worked as an assistant director for the filmmaker Paolo Caredda on the documentaries Gli italiani e il fumetto and Fino all’estremo, produced by Sky Arte. He has participated at two editions of the Pesaro Film Festival, presenting the film Mal d’archivio in 2016 and, in 2017, Il secondino innamorato. In 2017, he made the documentary Diorama, produced by Controra Film, presented at the Torino Film Festival, where it received the award for Best Italian Documentary. In 2017, he made the sci-fi movie L’estinzione rende liberi, which won first prize in the section Prospettive at the Filmmaker Festival in Milan. In 2018, he made the movie Un’estate a Milano, which won the Jury Prize in the section Prospettive at the Filmmaker Festival in Milan. In 2018, he made the short Drive-in, presented at the Torino Film Festival just like the following L’uomo raccoglitore (2019).